4 Questions for Sirius XM Radio Inc (SIRI) to Answer Tomorrow

Investors are fine with the move. You have to go back 59 months to find the last time that the shares have traded this high. Will that mean that Meyer can strip the “interim” off his title?

The announcement could come tomorrow, though Liberty Media could also wait until Meyer has at least one full quarter at the helm before committing.

3. Why did it take MySXM so long to launch?
All throughout 2012, Sirius XM pointed to the rollout of a personalized radio feature for streaming subscribers during the latter half of the year.

It failed to happen, though MySXM finally leaked in beta form two weeks ago.

The initial reviews are positive, but it remains to be seen if this is a real challenge to Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) .

In terms of ad-supported free streaming, MySXM has no desire to compete for the freeloaders that make up the vast majority of Pandora’s subscriber base. However, MySXM — especially since all of Sirius XM’s streaming offerings cost just $3.50 a month for active receiver-based subscribers — may have a shot at wooing some of the Spotify and premium Pandora One customers.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is also highly expected to enter this market soon. Reports have been surfacing for weeks that the tech giant is in licensing talks with its major label partners. This is going to be a huge though highly competitive market. Sirius XM is likely to provide some color on this product and market tomorrow.

4. What will Liberty Media do?
There are plenty of options available to Liberty Media now that it has regulatory approval for its recently acquired majority stake in Sirius XM.

Liberty Media can gobble up all of Sirius XM, though it just doesn’t have that kind of money. The more popular bet is that Liberty Media will spin off its Sirius XM position in a tax-advantaged maneuver.

However, Liberty Media can also decide to do nothing at all. It now owns a popular platform that has competitive advantages that don’t exist in satellite television, where it has stuck in the past.

There probably won’t be a lot of color on this one. When Liberty Media is ready to talk, it will talk.

It just never hurts to ask.

The article 4 Questions for Sirius XM to Answer Tomorrow originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Rick Aristotle Munarriz.

Longtime Fool contributor Rick Aristotle Munarriz owns shares of Liberty Media-Series A. The Motley Fool recommends Apple. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple.

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